The remarkable experience in which one floats weightlessly on his or her back in a dense saline solution at body temperature. At Samana Float Center you have the choice of floating in either a pod or a cabin—both provide a zero-gravity environment void of external stimuli and full of potential.
Floating is an energizing, rejuvenating practice that improves health and
well-being, alleviates stress, and
facilitates meditation and
self-improvement.
Reducing activity in the cortex allows for a decrease in production of “stress hormones.”
Deep relaxation leads to a reduction of stress and the release of “feel-good” chemicals that stimulate the pleasure/reward centers in our brain.
Elimination of external stimulation facilitates deeper meditation.
Floating helps eliminate fatigue and enter the flow state, improves sleep, speeds the body's healing process, improves athletic performance and increases motivation.
Floating reduces blood pressure while improving circulation, allowing for increased recovery from injury or athletic training.
Decreasing the build up of lactic acid helps to eliminate muscle fatigue.
The near zero gravity environment relieves pressure from the back, feet, and joints.
Floating facilitates creative insights, enhances problem-solving abilities, increases focus, expands awareness and accelerates learning.
Achieving and maintaining a Theta brain-wave state allows for an increase in creativity.
Allowing the brain to operate free from external distraction enhances problem-solving.
Heightened visualization helps to achieve the "flow state."
In 1953, John C. Lilly began a job studying neurophysiology with the US Public Health Service Commissioned Ocers Corps. At the N.I.M.H. in 1954, with the desire of isolating a brain from external stimulation, he devised the first isolation tank, a dark soundproof tank of warm salt water in which subjects could float for long periods in sensory isolation. Lilly and a research colleague were the first to act as subjects of this research. What had been known as perceptual isolation or sensory deprivation was re-conceptualized as Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique (R.E.S.T.). – Wikipedia
Many of the other terms related to floating are isolation tanks, chamber REST, relaxation therapy, relaxation technique and relaxation training.
Short-term sessions of sensory deprivation are described as relaxing and conducive to meditation. People use relaxation techniques for the following reasons, among others:
Enjoy one hour in our beautiful 'Fire and Ice' Room. Heat yourself up in the Infrared Clear Light Sauna and then cool yourself down in the Cold Plunge cold water tank!
While the benefits of saunas are generally well known, "cold plunging" or taking an ice bath comes with many potential benefits. Many people utilize ice baths and saunas in combination with one another to:
If you’re interested in improving both your physical and mental health, you know how often you look for ways to gain that extra edge in wellness. Engaging in a hot sauna, cold plunge routine could be key to bringing this forward.
Ozone and UV sanitation along with a comprehensive 5 micron filter results in clean water every time you sit in our cold plunge tank. We also wipe down and spray all surfaces of the sauna after each use.
Note: This service is only available at our Ft. Collins location.
We recommend that you eat about 30 minutes BEFORE the float session. That way you can be relaxed and comfortable and not be thinking about being hungry.
We also recommend that you do not shave your legs or face for a day before the float. Small cuts will sting from the salt solution and can be distracting.
Also, if you recently colored your hair, we ask that you wait at least a week before floating.
Please show up 5 minutes before the scheduled float so that we have time to go over the Pre- and Post-float instructions. (Due to limited space, we may not be able to accommodate arrivals earlier than 5 minutes.)
The personal floatation cabins at Samana Float Center are very spacious. They are essentially the size of a small room measuring 8 ft long x 4.5 ft wide with an 7 ft ceiling. The enclosure is large enough to allow stretching out completely or standing up. Please feel free to come for a tour of the space, if concerned.
You can float in your birthday suit... a swimsuit is not needed.
Salt is a natural anti-microbial and antiseptic, especially at the high concentration present in the floatation cabins at Samana Float Center. Our float cabins and pods are all equipped with the sanitation system to filter particles from the water to 1 micron in size and are FDA compliant for drinking water (Class 1 Filtration). Standard pleated pool and spa filter cartridges only filter to 20-30 micron and require constant cleaning (Class 3 Filtration). The filter is also equipped with a UV filter and the water is treated with a small dose of Food-Grade hydrogen peroxide.
Floating is ideal for pregnant women as it alleviates pressure on the skeletal system and joints, and assists in relieving muscle tension. We do recommend that pregnant women consult their physician prior to floating, especially during the first trimester.
Samana Float Center recommends booking in advance, but certainly will try and accommodate walk-in appointments according to availability. Our online booking tool is easily accessible. Schedule a float by clicking here.
Each room has a private shower that you use before and after your float.
Samana Float Center is located in the RiNo Arts District just off Larimer on 26th street.
You'll find the entrance on 26th in the First Draft building. Let the hexagon pattern be your guide.
